Recent questions tagged overload

Description : What is the purpose of Overload Protection in a motor circuit?

Last Answer : Ans. The Overload Protection is used in a motor circuit to protect it from sustained over currents.

Description : State the function of overload coil and No volt coil in dc motor starter.

Last Answer : Function of Overload Coil: When DC motor is overloaded, the overload coil carries the overload current and produces strong magnetic field to attract a plunger, which short the terminals of ... dc motor is prevented from restarting automatically on recovery of supply without starter and protected.

Description : A relay used for protection of motors against overload is :  (A) Impedance relay (B) Electromagnetic attraction type (C) Thermal relay (D) Buchholz's relay

Last Answer : D

Last Answer : Overload capacity of diesel engines is usually restricted to 2 percent.

Last Answer : Overload relays are of induction, solid state, thermal, electromagnetic type.